Our Kit

Our extensive range of fabrication equipment is available to hire by our Members, is used by our programmes and also our commissions service. We continue to add to this kit with new items when these become available for public use.

Factory Membership is your route to being inducted upon and using the below kit independently. Membership is open to everyone over 18 years of age with a desire to create!
*Inductions take place online via our bespoke training materials with a follow up in-person appointment in The Factory. You can find out more about Membership on our information page here.

*Inductions cost £20 per item of kit however, we currently have an half price offer for new members in their first induction.

NEW Brother Entrepreneur 6-Plus

Embroiders fabrics, working from vector designs.
Can run designs with up to six different colours without requiring a thread change
Arm design allows artwork to be embroidered directly onto t-shirts, sleeves, bags, jackets etc. Can also embroider caps
A robust and reliable setup suitable for production runs
Hire cost: £16 per hour, thread included for small batches or experiments. For large runs please consult technician beforehand

RECENTLY ADDED CR Clarke R25 Granulator

Used for processing waste plastic material into granulate.
Capable of shredding many kinds of hard plastic including acrylic and polypropylene.
Size of shredded granulate is controlled by installing different meshes
Hire cost: £10 per hour

UV Printer: Roland Versa LEF 2-200

Prints in full colour onto a variety of flat surfaces including card, plastics, metals, fabric, wood

Bed size: 50.8cm x 33cm, max object height 100mm, max weight 5kg
Results will vary based on material used, please allow time for testing
Hire cost: £20 per hour, includes the cost of ink

Laser Cutter: Epilog Fusion M2 – 60Watt

Cuts from a digital design using a laser beam.

Materials to cut include: Ply, Acrylic, Fabric, Rubber stamps, Cardboard, etc
Bed Size: 812mm x 508mm
Hire Cost: £24 per hour

Laser Cutter: Trotec – Speedy 400, 120W CO2

Cuts from a digital design using a laser beam.
Camera function
Materials to cut include: Ply, Acrylic, Fabric, Rubber stamps, Cardboard, etc
Maximum cutting area: 1004 x 610 mm (39.5″ x 24″), Maximum material thickness: 15 mm (Above 6mm thickness requires change of lens by technician)
Hire Cost: £32 per hour

Digital Embroidery Machine: Brother Innov-is V3

Embroiders fabric from a digital design. Single Thread machine.
Embroidery hoop sizes (L): H 300mm x 130mm, (M): H 180mm x 130mm, (S): H 100mm x W 100mm, (XS): 60mm x W 20mm
Hire cost: £8 per hour, including standard satin threads and basic interfacing material, colours will vary

Vinyl Cutter: Roland DG CAMM-1 GS-24

Used to cut vinyl stickers or heat press designs for applying to fabric
Cuts using a small blade.
Cutting sizes: Width: 50 – 700mm, Length: 25000 mm
Hire cost: £5 per hour

3D Printer: Ultimaker 2+

Prints 3D objects from digital models in layers
Good for creating small to medium sized objects or prototypes
Build volume: up to 220 x 220 x 300 mm
Can print with PLA, ABS filament
Hire cost: £5 per hour (includes standard PLA filament, colours will vary)

Fabric Heat Press: Xpres Adkins – Swing Heat Press

Used for fabric transfer dyes, applying flock, heat press vinyl, etc to fabric
Bed size: 38.1cm x 50.8cm
Hire cost: £10 per hour

Notes on our kit

Minimum booking duration 30 minutes on all kit (charged at 50% of the hourly rate)
Bookable through your Fabman account once you have been fully inducted
Where available, small amounts of scrap material for testing is provided free of charge
We hold a small stock of a variety of materials for purchasing, please speak to a technician for current costs